Boys' name · since 2018
Thielen
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Thielen, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 119
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Thielen currently ranks #10474 among boys' names in America, with 119 babies recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thielen has been recorded 119 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #10474 nationally and more common than 25% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #16,299 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,474 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 119 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thielen ranks #16,299 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,474 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 119 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,474 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 119
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Thielen's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Thielen compares
119 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Thielen's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thielen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 119 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thielen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thielen's full recorded timeline at 2022, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thielen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Thielen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (64 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Thielen's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Thielen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (54% of all-time use).
Thielen by state
Where Thielen concentrates geographically, total births since 2018
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 27 | 22.7% |
| #2 | South Dakota | | 5 | 4.2% |
27 of 119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Minnesota records the most Thielens (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thielen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Thielen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.